Deep sky · Planetary nebula in Gemini · NGC 2392
Planetary nebula
Eskimo Nebula
A bright planetary nebula in Gemini, like a face in a fur hood — long nicknamed the Eskimo, and now often the Clown-face Nebula.
- Type
- Planetary nebula
- Designations
- NGC 2392
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Apparent magnitude
- 9.7
- Apparent size
- 1′ × 1′
- Position (J2000)
- RA 7h 29m · Dec +20° 55′
Science
Its gas left the dying star about 10,000 years ago. A central star is easy to see inside it.